ketubah

American  

[kuh-too-buh, kuh-too-bah] / kəˈtu bə, kə tuˈbɑ /

noun

Hebrew.

plural

ketuboth, ketubot, ketubos,

plural

ketubahs

1. the formal contract in a Jewish religious marriage that includes specific financial protection for the wife in the event that the husband dies or divorces her.

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ketubah British  

/ kətuˈbaː /

noun

1. Judaism the contract that states the obligations within Jewish marriage

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Etymology

Origin of ketubah

kəthubbāh literally, something written

Example Sentences

While neither of them is Jewish, the couple included a ketubah signing as part of the ceremony.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021

With friends officiating, they signed a ketubah, a Jewish wedding contract, but never made it legal.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

I look around the room at the signed ketubah, the marriage contract, on the wall, the paper plates and the challah bread that we all share.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2018

On Aug. 3, Joshua M. Fialkow, the bride’s brother, oversaw the signing of a ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2018

His palms were warm and rough, a startling contrast to his long, agile fingers, the fingers of a scribe or ketubah painter.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros